Main entry:

Howard, Peter, 1944-

Title & Author:

An introduction to landscape / by Peter J. Howard.

Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2011.

Description:

xii, 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. What is landscape?: Landscape as culture. Landscape as picture. Landscape as scale. European round table. Landscapes of the other senses -- pt. 2. How is landscape perceived?: Landscape as a common heritage. Our personal landscapes. National landscape. Class. Insiders and experts. Whose landscape when> Where is this place? -- pt. 3. What is the future?: Protecting landscapes. Managing landscape. Enhancing landscape. Trends for the future.

Summary:

Landscape is visceral, not rational. It inspires deep emotion, and is very popular, although its meanings are varied. This text follows the development of the several threads of the concept of landscape as they have evolved across disciplines and across countries.

Resources:
Dawsonera

ISBN:

9781409403845 (hardback ; alk. paper)
140940384X (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781409403838 (ebook)
1409403831 (ebook)
9781409403852 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
1409403858 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Europäische Landschaftskonvention
Landscape assessment.
Landscapes Cross-cultural studies.
Landscape protection.
Cultural property Protection.
Environmental management.
Human geography.
Nature (Aesthetics)
National characteristics.
Paysages Évaluation.
Paysages Études transculturelles.
Paysages Protection.
Environnement Gestion.
Nature (Esthétique)
Caractéristiques nationales.
environmental control.
Environment and ecology.
Landscapes.
Landschaft
Kulturlandschaft
Natur
Landschaftsschutz
Landskap.

Form/genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 278309
Call No.: BIB 213914
Status: Available